A Framework for Assessment

In late 2003, the MA and Island Press published Ecosystems and Human Well-being: A Framework for Assessment. This volume lays out the assumptions, processes and parameters that were used in the MA. Learn more

About the Millennium Assessment

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment assessed the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. From 2001 to 2005, the MA involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide, as well as the scientific basis for action to conserve and use them sustainably.Read More